Coursera

Coursera is a large-scale open online course provider in the United States, founded in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, professors of computer science at Stanford University.^[1] Coursera partners with universities and other organizations to offer online courses, certificates, and diplomas in a variety of subjects. By 2021, approximately 150 universities will offer more than 4,000 Coursera courses.^[2]

Coursera

Type	Online education
Headquarters	Mountain View, USA
Founder(s)	Andrew Ng, Daphne Koller
Key people	Andrew Ng, Daphne Koller
Website	www.coursera.org
Registration	Required
Available in	English, French, German, Spanish
Launched	April 2012; 13 years ago (2012-04)
Current status	Active

Coursera also offers postgraduate courses in collaboration with universities.^[3] For example, the platform has a partnership with HEC Paris for the Executive Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.^[4] 100% online, this program aims to train top managers specializing in these two fields in 18 months. It opened in March 2017.^[5]